Chapter 196 All Maxed Out

At the same time, on an imperial military outpost not far from this ancient battlefield planet, an ear-splitting alarm sounded.

"Alarm! Alarm! High-energy reaction source detected, burst frequency 9.17b/ms, energy spectrum shift index +78.7~+134.5, calculating energy fluctuation model… Calculation complete, model type - Anu Bell-style burst wave, matching database cases… Match complete, possibilities are as follows - [Dimensional Rift Opening] 42%, [High-Dimensional Deity Descends (Ethereal)] 31%, [Primitive Psionic Contamination] 24%, [Supernova Sudden Collapse] 4%, [Beyond Grade A Self-Destruct] 88%… Initiate K-0081 plan, immediately dispatch unmanned spacecraft for on-site exploration."

Wuu wuu wuu—

The alarm bells rang loudly, and the soldiers in the military outpost immediately took action, returned to their posts, and the pilots came to the drone cockpit of the outpost, activated the virtual driving system, and then the outpost's port released a large number of short-range warp drones, which, under the remote control of the pilots, turned into streams of light and flew to the coordinate point where the energy erupted.

They quickly arrived at the coordinate point and saw a fleet hovering in the outer space of the planet from afar. At this moment, terrifying energy fluctuations were washing over the entire planet again and again, and the atmosphere of this ancient battlefield planet was already a mess.

"This is the Crimson Empire Unmanned Reconnaissance Force, please report your identity immediately!"

As soon as the two sides met, the imperial sentry immediately opened the wide-area network frequency band, demanding to check their identity, and at the same time activated stereoscopic scanning, scanning the fleet's ships from a distance.

After checking, they were immediately shocked to find that it was the Black Star Army's fleet.

At this time, Aurora connected to the communication, "This is the fleet personally led by Black Star, what are you doing here?"

Seeing that it was an allied force, the imperial sentry immediately relaxed, and their attitude suddenly became friendly and enthusiastic:

"We detected a high-energy reaction, what happened here?" The imperial sentry pointed to the abnormal phenomenon on the planet.

"This was done by Black Star, he is on the planet."

"That's Black Star?"

The imperial sentry thought of the possibilities calculated by the data, and everyone was shocked.

Could it really be the most likely [Beyond Grade A Self-Destruct]?

Black Star exploded?!

At the thought of this, the many imperial sentries felt a sudden pain in their hearts, and a wave of grief rose in their hearts.

"Your Excellency Black Star… died in the line of duty?!"

"Huh?"

Aurora was puzzled.

What's going on, why are they cursing him for no reason?

After explaining it, the imperial sentries realized they had misunderstood.

In fact, it was no wonder they misunderstood. Data matching had always been very reliable, and before Han Xiao, the life sublimation of Beyond Grade As was gradual. No Beyond Grade A had ever stepped into a higher level in one step.

Han Xiao's rapid advancement condensed the process countless times, and the accumulated energy fluctuations were extremely terrifying. The imperial sentries encountered this situation for the first time, and there were no corresponding examples in the database, so a misjudgment occurred.

However, from today onwards, Han Xiao became the first reference case in the database… and possibly the only one.

Now that they were here, the imperial sentries did not leave immediately, but simply moved next to the Black Star fleet to observe the abnormal phenomena on the planet and collect data together.

Aurora originally wanted to drive them away, but after thinking about it, she did not stop the Empire's behavior.

The Black Star Army had been under a lot of pressure recently and needed opportunities to increase its reputation. The Empire's detection could both increase the importance of the Empire's upper echelons to them and help the Empire further enhance Black Star's influence… Following Han Xiao for a long time, Aurora's way of thinking about problems was becoming more and more similar to Han Xiao's.

…

After a while, the high-energy reaction on the planet gradually weakened, and the highest outbreak period passed.

The process of transformation gradually came to an end. The cells slowly calmed down from a state of high activity, the uncontrolled and escaping energy became less and less, and the pain receded like a tide.

Opening the panel, Han Xiao summarized the improvements of this advancement. First of all, in terms of racial sublimation, the Black Star Race's exclusive talent was enhanced, bringing more bonuses.

Don't underestimate the 0.1x increase in total affinity coefficient. For Han Xiao, it could increase his mechanical affinity by at least several hundred points, not to mention the effect of Mechanical skill +1.

The two racial talents brought about by species evolution were both core abilities of the species and were all growth-type talents. [Void Divine Power] brought a total of 4,500 attribute points and a 30% increase in ability intensity, which was also an ability produced by the transformation of the Void Evolution system.

[Therkellan Mechanical Heritage] currently provided an additional 360% mechanical affinity, but the core of this talent was the unique blueprints unlocked at different levels, which were all the scientific research essence accumulated by the race.

Han Xiao looked through some of the unique blueprints, which were all very high-quality equipment that broadened his blueprint library. Several of the technologies amazed him, and he still needed to slowly digest them.

The Saint Therkellans were destroyed during the Exploration Era for reasons similar to those of the Evolutionary Civilization, but the data was not lost. Most of the technology left by this civilization was received and digested by the Radiant Federation, adding a thick branch to the Radiant Federation's technology tree. It was said that they borrowed some of the Saint Therkellan's technology when building the [High-Dimensional Apocalypse Transporter].

The unique blueprints unlocked at level 300 involved many fields, and the manufacturing difficulty was very high, but there were no golden equipment blueprints among them. Han Xiao estimated that the Saint Therkellan's universe treasure blueprints might appear in the level 360 unlocks.

In terms of class advancement, he was already on the same starting line as Manison, the "God of Mechanics", but the gap still existed. What the [Godly Mechanic] had, Manison also had, but what Manison had, Han Xiao did not… For example, the [Perfect Mechanical Sense] that he had been thinking about, as well as exclusive talents.

But in terms of meat shield, Han Xiao was far ahead, far surpassing Manison. Although his mechanical professional ability was inferior to Manison, his abilities in other aspects shortened the gap between the two sides.

However, due to the existence of the [Mechanical Deity Key] talent, the Mechanic Emperor's true strength was unpredictable. Over the years, he had always been recognized as the peak of mechanics in the explored universe. No one knew how many Mechanical Deity followers he had gathered. His position was unbreakable. If the followers had ten dou, he would take eight dou. (斗 is a unit of measurement)

The [Mechanical Deity Key] was an all-around improvement. Whether it was basic attributes, mechanical affinity, manufacturing efficiency, creation performance, or ability intensity, all could be increased by a percentage.

At the thought of the Mechanic Emperor's huge number of followers, Han Xiao felt pressured. Only when he reached the other's level could he truly appreciate how powerful the other party was.

"If I want to exert the effect of this talent, I have to compete with the Mechanic Emperor for the position in the Mechanical Deity. Only by competing with him in mechanics can I steal the Mechanical Deity followers from his side…"

Han Xiao shook his head. He originally didn't want to provoke Manison, but now Manison had become an obstacle on his path.

I'm afraid Manison will also see me as an obstacle after he knows that I've reached this level.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

"It's too early to say this now. I need a lot of time to familiarize myself with my new abilities. It's not the time to compete with Manison."

Han Xiao let out a breath, suppressed his troubles, and browsed through the new abilities again. By the way, he threw all the free attribute points given by [Mechanical Force Sublimation - Heart of the Creator] into intelligence.

After completing this step, Han Xiao looked at the entire attribute panel:

[Total Level: 301]

[Main Class: Mechanic]

[Race: Black Star Race]

[Attributes: Strength 6736, Agility 6405, Endurance 9664, Intelligence 17453, Mystery 5230, Charm 1368, Luck 1]

[Free Attribute Points: 15]

[Potential Points: 7]

[Health Points: 9,695,991]

[Stamina Points: 7,832,880]

[Qi Strength: 128,452【Lv19】]

[Lv19 Qi Strength Total Bonus: Strength +2026, Agility +2488, Endurance +3120, Intelligence +3425, Mystery +1923, Stamina Limit +681520, Mechanical Affinity +2712% (Electromagnetic Induction)]

[Energy Level: 71130]

[Grade: ss]

[S Grade Bonus: Endurance Bonus Extra +100, All Resistances +35%, Highest Attribute +32%, Remaining Attributes +20%, Extra 750 Free Attribute Points, 50 Potential Points]

【You have touched the peak of personal power. There will be no pioneers on the road ahead. You are already a pioneer!】

"Hiss…" Seeing the huge changes in the attribute panel, Han Xiao took a deep breath.

At level 280, his energy level was about 53,000, but now it had increased by nearly 20,000, which was not entirely due to this advancement.

During this period, he had learned all the class knowledge, activated extra talents, obtained [Mighty Wrist] from Dragon Emperor, and accumulated Qi Strength to Lv19… The combination of these factors gave him such a huge increase.

The changes in attributes were also very terrifying. Intelligence had almost doubled, including the 2,000 points given by [Omniscient Mechanic], the 1,600 points from [Void Divine Power] and attribute completion, and the 2,300 free attribute points given by [Mechanical Force Sublimation - Heart of the Creator], which greatly increased his intelligence.

His endurance had also improved, and his health points were approaching the ten million mark. Among the Beyond Grade As he knew, it was estimated that only Old Dragon's health was more than his. Little Balrog had to stand aside.

"The grade has reached ss…" Han Xiao nodded secretly.

With the surge in energy level, the S grade bonus had also been increased. The endurance bonus had increased from 50 to 100, and the other effects had also increased to a certain extent.

This grade was the so-called peak Beyond Grade A.

ss was higher than s+, but it still belonged to the category of s grade. It was not a qualitative change in realm like Disaster Grade to Beyond Grade A. What the Heterogeneous God was pursuing was to break the ss grade limit and open up a new level of combat power.

Han Xiao looked at the upgrade fee. As expected, the fee had increased significantly.

The experience accumulated in version 3.0 was almost used up. With his little remaining experience, he could only level up 3 or 4 more times, which was not very meaningful.

Han Xiao decided not to level up and leave the experience to upgrade his skills, which was more cost-effective.

"It won't be easy to level up again during the version update. I need to stabilize myself, digest these abilities, and then start a long-term accumulation…" Han Xiao thought to himself.

The biggest gap between him and the Mechanic Emperor was the foundation accumulated over the years.

After sorting out the abilities of this advancement, Han Xiao moved his extremely relaxed hands and feet, and then rose into the air and flew back to his flagship.

Many cadres were waiting here, their eyes full of shock, envy, and surprise.

Han Xiao's evolution process had really subverted everyone's understanding, leaving a shock in their little hearts.

"How did you do it?"

Hadaway couldn't help but ask, his eyes glowing green like a wolf's, as if he couldn't wait to strip Han Xiao naked and examine him carefully from the inside out to see which part was different.

Han Xiao glanced at him, "As long as you take the time you spend playing cards to train, you might have already become a Beyond Grade A."

"I believe you're a ghost." Hadaway said angrily.

Aurora pursed her lips and said worriedly, "Will there be any after-effects from this?"

She felt that this way of sublimation was against common sense and too drastic, and there might be adverse consequences.

"After-effects, well…" Han Xiao said thoughtfully, "If becoming more handsome counts as an after-effect, I might be terminally ill."

"Just shut up."

Aurora rolled her eyes.

Although you are indeed very charming, I still have to say… I have never seen such a shameless person!

However, the worry in her heart was also diluted a lot.

Black Star knew her abilities. If there was really something wrong, he would have pestered her for life essence long ago.

Fording stepped forward, gently hugged Han Xiao, and smiled from the bottom of his heart, "Congratulations."

He had witnessed Han Xiao crossing from the Disaster Grade to the Beyond Grade A during the Secret War. He was the only calm person among everyone present… His trust in Han Xiao's potential far exceeded everyone else's imagination.

At this time, the Imperial Sentry fleet not far away also sent a message of greeting.

"Greetings, Your Excellency Black Star."

"Oh, when did you guys come?" Han Xiao was immersed in his new abilities and didn't notice just now.

"We've been here for a while." The Imperial Sentry hesitated, "Your Excellency Black Star, what was that just now…"

"Hehe, it's nothing much, my strength has improved a little." Han Xiao chuckled.

Hearing this, the Imperial Sentry was speechless.

Such a big commotion, and you're telling me it's just a slight improvement? Do you think I'm a fifty-year-old kid?

"Cough, Your Excellency Black Star, we will report the situation here truthfully. Do you have any objections?" The Imperial Sentry suppressed his inner complaints and asked cautiously.

If it were usual, he would have reported it directly according to the procedure, but after witnessing Han Xiao's advancement, he didn't dare not ask for Han Xiao's opinion.

Han Xiao nodded, not taking it seriously:

"It doesn't matter, just report it as it is."

Anyway, he couldn't hide it. He couldn't wait for the Imperial high-ups to know that his strength had grown again. It would be even better if he could get the Empire to give him more money.

The Imperial Sentry was overjoyed, thanked him, and then left the area, turning into a warp stream and returning.

Watching the Imperial reconnaissance team leave, Han Xiao retracted his gaze, narrowed his eyes, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

Now that the advancement was complete, it was time to mess with Overlord according to the established plan, so he wouldn't get worse!

It was a good opportunity to test what level his combat power had reached.

Hmph hmph, Little Balrog, I'm here to play with you!

…

Shattered Star Ring, Black Star Army headquarters, the army commander's exclusive mechanical warehouse.

In the dark and silent room, the sound of a mechanical device being activated suddenly rang out.

Chi—

An equipment maintenance box was opened from the inside, and two dazzling rays of light emerged from the darkness.

A mechanical body walked out, its eyes shining like the sun, carrying Han Xiao's consciousness.

Looking back, he flicked his fingers, and a dazzling blue-gold mechanical force surged out, activating all the equipment boxes in the warehouse.

Kaka kaka—

One box after another opened one after another, and all the reserve mechanical soldiers were activated and walked out one by one.

The mechanical body strode forward, leading the dark mechanical legion, and walked out of the warehouse in a mighty manner.

The Overlord has descended!

…

At the same time, the Realm of War.

Clang!

Two glass wine glasses touched each other, making a crisp sound, and the wine in the glasses swirled and shook.

In the hall was a long, luxurious dining table filled with sumptuous dishes.

At this time, there were only two people in the room. Heber and the host body possessed by Sorokin sat opposite each other and raised their glasses to touch each other.

This was a celebratory meeting.

"Thanks to Overlord's influence during this period, our cooperation has entered the right track. I am very happy to cooperate with you." Sorokin smiled and took a sip of wine.

"Hmph, we're just taking what we need."

Although Sorokin was a generous moneybag, Heber didn't like him much. At this time, he was unceremonious, drank the wine in one gulp, and put down the glass casually.

However, the glass was placed on the edge of the table. It was not stable and shook for a moment before falling to the ground.

Heber was about to reach out to grab it, but for some reason, he suddenly frowned and stopped, watching the glass fall.

Pa!

The glass fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Sorokin asked in confusion. With their strength, it was impossible for them not to react. He didn't know why Heber was stunned.

Heber stared at the shards of the wine glass on the ground, his brows furrowed.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.

As if something bad was about to happen.